“…Generation of a palladium carbene species (A), followed by the migratory insertion of an aryl, [6] benzyl, [7] vinyl, [8] allyl, [9] acyl, [10] alkynyl, [11] or allenyl [12] group, gives rise to the alkyl-palladium complex (B). In most cases, this complex undergoes b-hydride elimination to afford an olefin [5] (Scheme 1, pathway a). Alternatively, intermediate B can undergo transmetalation followed by reductive elimination to form two different CÀC bonds at the same carbon atom in a single reaction [6g, 13] (Scheme 1, pathway b).…”